Sleepy Bears is a 1999 children's picture book by Mem Fox.

[1] It is about a bear preparing her family of six baby bears for hibernation.

In a review of Sleepy Bears, Booklist wrote: "As in Koala Lou (1988), Fox depicts the comfort and security of family without ever resorting to the syrup of many "I love you" books for preschoolers".

[2] School Library Journal called it a cleverly written bedtime book,[2] while Kirkus Reviews found it "a bewitching collection of sleepy time rhymes".

[3] Sleepy Bears has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly.